Benjamin Schiller

Ben Schiller is a senior adviser at Miden, a privacy-focused blockchain. He was a CoinDesk managing editor from 2019 to 2025, and, before that, a staff writer at Fast Company.

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Lessons from New York for California’s New Crypto Licensing Regime

Linda Lacewell, who helped modernize New York’s regime for crypto startups, offers advice to California regulators about setting up a similar scheme there.

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The IRS and the Rising Cost of Crypto Tax Compliance

David Kemmerer anticipates the unintended consequences of proposed new regulations on brokers reporting crypto transactions. Expensive “tax experts” are set to benefit financially, he says, even if ordinary investors won’t.

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The IRS Is Making Crypto Compliance Impossible

The 6045 digital asset broker regulations are likely to greatly increase the cost of filing your crypto taxes, says Kirk David Phillips, CPA.

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Crypto Tax Basics: A 101 for Beginners

Everything you need to know, courtesy of Jaimin Desai, CEO & Co-Founder of Reconcile, a tax optimization platform helping investors, business owners and high-income earners pay less tax.

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The Tax Implications of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction

The end of the trial provides some clarity for FTX customers as to how the company’s bankruptcy might affect their taxes. But how the IRS might act in the context of illegal activity is unclear.

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Getting Ready for Bitcoin's Catalysts

How exchange-traded funds and futures contracts can reach TradFi and turbocharge the growth of crypto markets.

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Liquidity Trends Suggest 'Uptober' Could Be the Start of a New Crypto Bull Run

Stronger interest from institutional investors and a market with relatively few sellers could mean we’ve entered a new phase of the market, say FalconX’s Vivek Chauhan and David Lawant.

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Why an Ether Staking Rate Will Increase Crypto Adoption

Ethereum’s integrated staking rate is now part of the investment case for ether. Understanding and measuring it is key to driving innovation and acceptance of ETH-based financial products.

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DeFi’s Next Frontier: The Untapped Potential of On-chain Structured Products

The last bull market saw the launch of a raft of on-chain structured products. The next bull-run will see more liquidity going into these projects, says Jordan Tonani from The Index Coop.

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